In the past eighteen years
I have learned that pain is inevitable
There is no escape from the tears
Pain is inevitable and it is okay
It is a thousand times okay
To fall to your knees
Surrounded only by grey
And scream to the heavens
It’s okay to cry
Until your body
Seems to be bled dry
Down to its last five percent
It doesn’t make you weak
If you are still fighting with
Days that are bleak
Filled with demons from your past
And I know sometimes
The hardest thing is breathing
And one day seems to last lifetimes
So if you’re reading this right now
I am proud of you